FORMER Move Forward leader and current People’s Party campaign assistant Pita Limjaroenrat marked the fifth anniversary of the dissolution of Future Forward Party by underscoring that ethics is still being used as a political tool to destroy people’s choices while confident that democratic power will not dissipate along with disbanded parties, Naewna newspaper said
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MP opposes Suthin’s plan to buy 10-year-old rice for soldiers to eat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A MOVE FORWARD MP today (May 9) voiced dissent to Defence Minister Suthin Khlangsang’s plan to buy 10-year-old rice from government stock for soldiers to eat for fear of toxic residue in it. Move Forward MP Viroj Lakkhanaadisorn said the 10-year-old rice which Suthin has offered to have the Ministry
Read moreMove Forward leader going all out to battle party dissolution case
AFTER the Constitutional Court today (Apr. 3) accepted a case seeking the dissolution of Move Forward Party filed by the Election Commission on charges of attempting to “overthrow democratic system with His Majesty the King as Head of State” party leader Chaithawat Tulathon said he is ready to fight this case with all his
Read moreMove Forward ready to fight party dissolution bid: Chaithawat
MOVE FORWARD leader Chaithawat Tulathon said today (Mar. 13) his party is preparing to fight a party dissolution lawsuit the Election Commission is filing at the Constittutional Court while urging the court to give his camp a chance to answer allegations, TV Channel 7 said. The polling agency’s members reached a unanimous decision to
Read moreFan club flocks to wish Pita happy birthday at Move Forward HQ
MOVE FORWARD leader Pita Limjaroenrat’s fan club was on hand to wish him a happy birthday today (Sep. 5) when he arrived at his party’s headquarters to chair a weekly meeting with MPs, Matichon newspaper and Amarin TV said. Wearing an orange floral shirt he was asked by reporters how old he was and
Read moreCourt denies Pita a second chance of being named PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT today (Aug.16) dropped a petition seeking a court judgement as to whether Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat may be legally given a second chance of being named prime minister, thus automatically denying it. The Constitutional Court judges reached an unanimous decision to waive up the case earlier
Read morePita’s fans throng government centre to greet him
A LARGE number of both Thai and foreign supporters of Move Forward leader/prime minister-designate Pita Limjaroenrat showed up at Ratthaprasasanabhakdi Building Commemorating the 80th Birth Anniversary of late King Rama IX the Great, Government Complex, Chaengwattana Road, to greet him when he arrived for a meeting with Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTA)
Read moreMove Forward denies any link to Yok’s actions
MOVE Forward Party denied being behind the actions of a 15-year-old girl who is the youngest person ever accused of violating the lese majeste law, better known as Criminal Code Section 112, and has climbed the gate to go study in her school after a problem arose over her dyed hair and insistence on
Read morePita heading for Phuket to thank local people after big victory
MOVE FORWARD leader and prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat will be visiting Phuket tomorrow (June 9) to thank the local residents after his party swept all three seats for the island in the May 14 general election, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (June 8). Accompanied by Move Forward MP-designates Mr. Somchat Techaworncharoen for Phuket’s
Read moreThanathorn insists military be kept out of politics for good
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit today (Mar.11) insisted that the military be ultimately kept out of politics for the sake of democratic rule. Assisting in the Move Forward electoral campaign in Chaiyaphum, Thanathorn told a cheering crowd in the northeastern province that the progressive party has found it ultimately necessary
Read moreRuam Thai Sang Chart leader challenged to show evidence on renting grey senator’s property
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP RANGSIMAN Rome today (Feb.24) dared Ruam Thai Sang Chart leader Pirapan Salirathavipak to produce evidence pertaining to the supposedly lawful rental of property in Bangkok for use as the party’s headquarters amidst allegations that it was merely part of a money-laundering scam involving a notorious senator. Rangsiman
Read moreMove Forward MP calls for abolition of army-led ISOC
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP Amarat Chokpamitkul today (Feb.16) called for abolition of the army-led Internal Security Operations Command which has allegedly looked to persecute people with opposing views as if they were enemies of the country. During a second day of censure debate without subsequent votes of confidence, Amarat suggested the
Read more‘Culture of crooks in uniform’ thrives under Sam Por: MPs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CORRUPTION AND PAYOFFS have become sort of a “culture of crooks in uniform” among those in the military and police circles and would continue to thrive under the powerful Sam Por trio, said Move Forward MPs today (Feb.16). The powerful Sam Por refers to Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Deputy
Read moreGrey senator ‘turned posh Bangkok spot into Ruam Thai Sang Chart HQ’
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A NEW BUILDING IN A PRICEY area of Bangkok was grabbed by Senator Upakit Pajareeyangkun who had been earlier allegedly involved in money-laundering and drug trading rackets and turned into the Ruam Thai Sang Chart headquarters, said an opposition MP last night (Feb.15). During censure debate without a subsequent vote
Read morePita prepared to become PM, vows to switch off ‘Sam Por’ powers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER Pita Limjaroenrat today (Jan.28) reconfirmed he has already prepared to become Thailand’s 30th prime minister, denying further rule of coup leader-turned-premier Prayut Chan-o-cha and others associated with the 2014 coup junta. Delivering a campaign speech at Thammasat University Rangsit campus, Pita called on the people nationwide to
Read moreMove Forward resolved to push for amendment to lese majeste law
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD LEADER Pita Limjaroenrat today (Jan.24) reconfirmed his party will certainly push for amendment to the lese majeste law in the wake of a couple of woman activists staging a severe hunger strike behind bars. Pita who visited Tantawan Tuatulanond and Orawan Pupong at the Central Women Correctional Institution’s
Read morePrayut advised to not dodge censure debate by dissolving House
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE OPPOSITION BLOC today (Jan.12) advised Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha against possibly dissolving the House of Representatives only to preclude next month’s censure debate. The Pheu Thai, Move Forward and other opposition parties have insisted that Prayut agree to the scheduling of the censure debate without a subsequent vote of
Read moreMove Forward MP slams Prayut govt for using force against anti-Apec protesters
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD PARTY spokesman Rangsiman Rome today (Nov.18) condemned the government headed by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for evidently perpetrating a “shameful” act in the eyes of the world community by using force to quell anti-Apec demonstrators. The Move Forward MP-cum-spokesman posted on his Facebook page to condemn today’s event
Read moreMove Forward MP seeks justice for branding Prayut ‘criminal’ PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOVE FORWARD MP Amaratana Chokpamitkul said today (Nov.14) she will be seeking justice in court after turning herself in at a Bangkok police station for branding Prayut Chan-o-cha a ”criminal” prime minister online. The woman lawmaker turned herself in at Nang Lerng police station in the face of an arrest
Read morePheu Thai Party’s landslide win ‘very unlikely’: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IT WILL BE VERY UNLIKELY for the Pheu Thai Party to score a landslide victory in the next general election because the largest opposition camp will undeniably see the likes of the Move Forward Party contesting as their archrivals, according to a noted political scientist. Thanaporn Sriyakul, president of Kasetsart
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